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af·fi·ance
 affiance
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- pronunciation:
faI
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- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
affiances, affiancing, affianced |
| definition: |
to promise or pledge (oneself) to marry; betroth.
He could not understand how she could affiance herself to such a brutish man.- synonyms:
- betroth, engage
- similar words:
- pledge, plight, promise
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